Girls track and field Upper State champions, other qualifiers for state

Here are the Upper Statehigh schoolgirls track and field individual winners and others from the Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson areas to qualify for the SCHSL state championships to be held May 14-16 in Columbia.

Class 5A Division 1 Upper State was held May 8 at Dorman. The rest of the classifications will have qualifying meets on May 9. Check back for updates.

5A Division 1 Upper State champions

100 meters– Jordayn Ratliff, Dorman (11.99)

200 meters– Akyra Webster, Spartanburg (24.55)

400 meters– Akyra Webster, Spartanburg (55.04)

110 hurdles– Rebecca Okebe, Dorman (14.04)

400 hurdles– Rebecca Okebe, Dorman (1:00.13)

Long jump– Jordayn Ratliff, Dorman (5.72)

Shot put– Riley Vaughn, Spartanburg (14.41)

Discus– Riley Vaughn, Spartanburg (41.40)

5A Division 1 state qualifiers

100 meters– Jacelyn Higgins, Dorman; Laila Tucker, Dorman

200 meters– Laila Tucker, Dorman; Kendall Miller, Dorman

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400 meters– Keniya Clyburn, Spartanburg

800 meters– Gretchen Kale, Mauldin; Jayda Dyke, Mauldin

1600 meters– Callie Rohm, Mauldin

3200 meters– Callie Rohm, Mauldin; Avery Griffith, Mauldin

100 hurdles– Travariya Gilliam, Byrnes

400 hurdles– Tatiana Dooley, Mauldin; Arriana Dooley, Mauldin

High jump– Kendall Overbay, Dorman

Long jump– Kamryn Chastine, J.L, Mann; Kendall Overbay, Dorman

Shot put– Harmoni Harris, Spartanburg; Mattie Bandy, Dorman

Discus– Harmoni Harris, Spartanburg; Mattie Bandy, Dorman

Javelin– Kamari Ravenell, Mauldin

Todd Shanesy covers high school athletics for the Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail in the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email attodd.shanesy@shj.com. Follow him on X, formerly called Twitter, at@ToddShanesySHJ.

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Cruise ship stricken by hantavirus reaches Canary Islands before planned evacuations

Hantavirus cruise passengers to be evacuated to home countries, including Americans 02:45

A Dutch-flagged cruise ship that was hit by adeadly hantavirus outbreakreachedSpain's Canary Islandsearly Sunday morning, where health officials will begin the complex process of evacuating the passengers and most of the crew, and repatriating them to their respective countries.

The MV Hondius, currently carrying nearly 150 people from more than 15 countries, including 17 Americans, had set sail earlier this week from Cape Verde to the port of Granadilla on Tenerife — the largest of the Canary Islands — after Spain agreed to take the ship.

Video from Reuters showed the ship near the port of Granadilla. Hondius was escorted by a Spanish Civil Guard vessel, Agence France-Press journalists reported.

The World Health Organization has said that, so far, none of those still aboard were showing symptoms.

Thereare at leastnine confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus linked to the outbreak, including three fatalities, a Dutch couple and a German woman.

Oceanwide Expeditions, the ship's operator, says that all passengers and a portion of the approximately 60 crew members will begin evacuating the ship Sunday using launch boats that carry a maximum of five to 10 people. The evacuation is being coordinated by WHO and several other health organizations. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus traveled to Tenerife prior to the ship's arrival.

After those people have disembarked, a skeleton crew will take on supplies and then begin the journey to Rotterdam, Netherlands, which is expected to take about five days, Oceanwide Expeditions said.

Once removed from the Hondius, the Americans will be flown back to the U.S. in a plane that was sent by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services.

The CDC said it was sending a team of epidemiologists and medical professionals to the Canary Islands to "conduct an exposure risk assessment for each American passenger and provide recommendations for the level of monitoring required."

The medical repatriation flight will land at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, and the Americans will be taken to a special biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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Michael Wadman, medical director of the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said that each American will have their own room while they quarantine for an unspecified amount of time.

Hantaviruses are a family of diseases that are spread to people from rodents through urine, droppings or saliva, according to the CDC. It can take up to eight weeks after contact for symptoms to develop.

WHO says that the Andes strain, which is found in Latin America, is the only one that is known to be able to transmit the virus through human-to-human contact, with Ghebreyesus assessing the public risk as "low," an assessment which was echoed by acting CDC director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.

"Hantavirus is not spread by people without symptoms, transmission requires close contact, and the risk to the American public is very low," Bhattacharyasaidin a statement Wednesday.

The source of the outbreak remains under investigation. However, prior to boarding the ship, the Dutch couple who died, a 70-year-old man and his 69-year-old wife, are believed to have spent weeks traveling through Argentina, Chile and Uruguay on a bird-watching trip in areas where the species of rodent known to carry the Andes virus is present, Ghebreyesus said this week.

The man developed symptoms on April 6 and died on the ship on April 11, WHO said, but no samples were taken because his symptoms were similar to those of other respiratory viruses, and hantavirus was not suspected at the time.

His wife then went ashore when the ship docked on the British territorial island of St. Helena. She showed serious symptoms on a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 25, and died in South Africa the following day, WHO said. Testing confirmed she had contracted hantavirus.

The German woman showed symptoms on April 28 and died aboard the ship on May 2, according to WHO.

Three other patients were flown off the ship to the Netherlands for emergency medical care this week, and a Swiss man who began showing symptoms after disembarking the ship was receiving care in Zurich. A British man was medically evacuated to South Africa, while another British national who had disembarked the ship is hospitalized on the island of Tristan da Cunha, a British territory.

Oceanwide Expeditions said 32 passengers from about a dozen countries had disembarked the Hondius in St. Helena, including the Dutch woman who died days later. Those American passengers who returned to the U.S. prior to the discovery of the outbreak werebeing monitoredby state health agencies in California, Georgia, Texas, Virginia and Arizona.

The Hondius set sail for its cruise April 1 from Ushuaia, Argentina, which took it to several islands in the south Atlantic, including the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island and then St. Helena from April 21 to April 24.

The vessel then anchored off the coast of Cape Verde, an archipelago located off West Africa, for several days before heading to the Canary Islands.

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From 0 for 12 to a 427-foot blast: Travis Bazzana’s first MLB homer sparks Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Bazzana wasn't concerned when he began his major league career by going hitless in 12 at-bats. The Cleveland Guardians rookie felt that if he maintained his consistent approach, the hits would start coming.

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That has certainly been the case over the past week.

Bazzana, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 amateur draft, hit his first big league home run and stole two bases inCleveland's 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twinson Friday night.

“I was just hoping. Today, there was no wind so it carried out. I got it good. I just hustled and tried to yell it out,” Bazzana said.

With José Ramírez on first and two outs in the first inning, Bazzana connected on a 1-1 slider from Minnesota's Connor Prielipp to make it 4-0.The 427-foot drivewent into the Guardians’ bullpen in center field. It was the second-longest homer by a Guardians player this season.

Bazzana was the first Australian-born player to be the top overall pick in the draft and became the 10th Aussie to homer in the majors. According to Baseball Reference, Joe Quinn was the first in 1886 for the St. Louis Maroons. Dave Nilsson, who played eight seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers, has the most with 105 from 1992 through '99.

Bazzana is one of two Aussies currently in the big leagues. Curtis Mead is in his fourth major league season and has gone deep four times this year for the Washington Nationals.

Bazzana wasn't satisfied with just the homer. He got aboard in the eighth inning by beating out what would have been an inning-ending double-play ball. He then stole second and third base before scoring on a base hit by Austin Hedges to put the Guardians up 6-3.

“He’s been pushing the pace since he’s gotten here. He looks comfortable. Looks like he belongs and he crushed that ball tonight,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said.

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Bazzana is 6 for 18 with four RBIs since going hitless in his first 12 big league at-bats. He also leads MLB with six stolen bases since May 2.

The six steals are the most by a Cleveland player in his first nine games since Alex Cole had 10 in 1990.

Guardians' left-hander Parker Messick, who allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings, described Bazzana as an animal because he is not afraid to show his emotion.

“I love that he would describe me that way,” Bazzana said about Messick's comment. “So yeah, when I’m in a controlled aggression, that’s like when I'm at my best and showed a little bit of that tonight.”

Even though Bazzana is showing signs of production the past week, he said he has been comfortable since being called up from Triple-A Columbus on April 28.

“Honestly, it’s kind of felt the same from the get-go. I felt really good. I was squaring the ball up. I was taking my walks. If I’m swinging at good pitches and squaring the ball up, over time, good things are going to happen,” he said. “I felt like I was in control of my at-bats early on, so everything’s kind of felt the same.

“I finally got a ball kind of in the air where I wanted it today, but I’m in a good place offensively and just sometimes balls go at guys and just got to stick with it, stay healthy and keep finding my ball flight and I’ll be good.”

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Viera, Melbourne, Heritage athletes earn state track and field medals

The FHSAA State Track and Field Championships concluded Saturday, May 9, at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville with Class 4A.

Viera sophomore Michal Paul collected two of the team’s three state medals. Paul earned bronze in the long jump after a mark of 7.22 meters. In the 400-meter dash, Paul sprinted to a sixth-place time of 47.98 seconds.

Viera senior Michael Girard stood on the podium after a fifth-place time of 9:11.32 in the 3200.

Melbourne junior Jeremiah Thomas tied for fourth in the high jump with a height of 1.92 meters.

Heritage senior Nathaniel Owens capped his track and field career with a sixth-place medal in the long jump. Owens leapt 7.05 meters.

Bayside junior Devin Kennedy raced in the 400 and clocked in at 59.41 seconds for 17th place.

Boys

Team scores:1. Flanagan 77.5, 2. Spanish River 53, 3. Columbus 47, 4. Ocoee 31, 5. Park Vista 30, 6. Flagler Palm Coast 29, 7. Largo 27, 8. Lakeland 26, 9. Vero Beach 21, T-10. Buchholz/Lake Minneola/Oviedo 16,T-13.Oakleaf/Viera 13,15. Braddock 12, T-16. Creekside/St. Cloud 11, T-18. Fletcher/Gateway/Parrish/South Dade 10, 22. Spruce Creek 8.5, T-23. Riverview/Tocoi Creek 8.33, T-25. Centennial/Fort Lauderdale/Miami Southridge/Nova/St. Thomas Aquinas/Wharton 8, 31. Lennard 7, T-32. Atlantic Coast/Homestead/John I. Leonard/Lake Brantley/Palmetto 6, 37. Sickles 5.5, T-38. Coral Springs/Lake Howell/Land O’Lakes/Mandarin/Palm Beach Central/South Broward/Western/Horizon 5,46. Melbourne 4.5,T-47. Bartram Trail, DeLand, Haines City, Piper, Seminole 4,T-52.Cypress Creek/Dwyer/Heritage/Lake Mary/Monarch/Nease/Strawberry Crest/Taravella3, 60. Oak Ridge 2, T-61. East River/Evans/First Coast/George Jenkins/Hagerty/Wellington 1, 67. West Orange 0.33

400:1. Devin Matthews (Ocoee) 47.24, 2. Jordan Haymon (Flagler Palm Coast) 47.82, 3. Shedner Gerilus (John I. Leonard) 47.86, 4. Jace Kemp (Mandarin) 47.89, 5. Jaidyn Haywood (Fletcher) 47.91,6. Michal Paul (Viera) 47.98,7. Anthony Ayala (Lake Brantley) 48.23, 8. Omaree Baptiste (East River) 48.44

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1600:1. Preston Sangely (Spanish River) 4:09.98, 2. Aiden Aysun (Oviedo) 4:11.71, 3. Andrew Sides (Buchholz) 4:12.55, 4. Jacob Finch (Horizon) 4:13.80, 5. Davis Garrett (Buchholz) 4:14.22, 6. Casey Sangely (Spanish River) 4:14.24, 7. Landon Watkins (Sickles) 4:14.34, 8. Jackson Lafser (Creekside) 4:14.54,17. Colby Thompson (Viera) 4:25.38

3200:1. Andrew Youssef (Vero Beach) 9:01.99, 2. Isaiah Howdeshell (Largo) 9:02.031, 3. Preston Sangely (Spanish River) 9:02.033, 4. Samuel Freas (Buchholz) 9:07.64,5. Michael Girard (Viera) 9:11.32,6. Diego Eseverri (Columbus) 9:12.53, 7. Rishi Chopra (Nease) 9:13.11, 8. Landon Watkins (Sickles) 9:15.82,18. Carson Groh (Viera) 9:54.73

4x400 relay:1. Flagler Palm Coast 3:14.342, 2. Columbus 3:14.35, 3. Homestead 3:15.29, 4. Largo 3:16.43, 5. Oakleaf 3:17.99, 6. Ocoee 3:18.26, 7. Flanagan 3:19.00, 8. Evans 3:19.14,9. Viera (Alexander Tud, Slade Pulliam, Dimitri Jean, Michal Paul) 3:19.80

High jump:1. Jeremiah Lysius (Park Vista) 2.02m, 2. Justice Jones (Park Vista) 1.97, 3. Wesly Morisseau (Lake Minneola) 1.97,T-4.Allan Harris (Flanagan)/Jeremiah Thomas (Melbourne) 1.92,T-6. Daviss Jones (Sickles)/Logan Whitehurst (Spruce Creek) 1.92, T-8. Luke Robbins (Riverview)/Elijah Dailey (Tocoi Creek)/Tucker Crawley (West Orange) 1.87

Long jump:1. Raymond Hawkins (Flanagan) 7.33m, 2. Taylor Royster (Oviedo) 7.31,3. Michal Paul (Viera) 7.22,4. Elijah Dailey (Tocoi Creek) 7.12, 5. Kamahj Walker (Seminole) 7.11,6. Nathaniel Owens (Heritage) 7.05,7. Caelen Bailey (Lakeland) 6.92, 8. Yvenerson Elizee (Haines City) 6.80

Triple jump:1. Riley Michaud (Parrish) 14.91m, 2. Jayden Jones (Miami Southridge) 14.76, 3. Jalani Thomas (Fletcher) 14.39, 4. Benjamin Joeseph (Coral Springs) 14.25, 5. Isaiah Cummings (Vero Beach) 14.11, 6. Curtis Crowder-Woods (Lake Mary) 13.93, 7. Keishawn Pestano (Lennard) 13.91, 8. Tristan Pierre-Louis (Wellington) 13.91,12. Nathaniel Owens (Heritage) 13.61

Girls

Team scores:1. Creekside 47, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 45, 3. Plant City 30, 4. Spanish River 29, T-5. Coral Springs/East Lake 25, T-7. Doral Academy/Vero Beach 23, T-9. Largo/Sickles/Winter Haven 20, T-12. Boone/Spruce Creek 19, T-14. Flagler Palm Coast/Lake Minneola/Venice 18, T-17. Osceola/Seminole 17, 19. Armwood 16, 20. Bartram Trail 15.5, 21. Plant 15, 22. Riverview 14, T-23. Flanagan/Lake Nona/Parrish 12, T-26. Tampa Bay Tech/Wekiva 11, T-28. Lyman/Miami Southridge 10, T-30. Lake Brantley/Oakleaf 9, 32. George Jenkins 8.5, T-33. Fletcher/Goleman/Nease/Taravella 8, T-38. Ocoee/Royal Palm Beach/Wiregrass Ranch 6, T-41. Celebration/Lennard/Newsome/Horizon 5. T-45. DeLand/Dwyer 4, 47. St. Cloud 3.5, T-48. Oviedo/Sandalwood 3, T-50. George Steinbrenner/Lake Mary 2, 52. East Ridge 1.5, T-53. Atlantic Coast/Riverview/West Port/Wharton 1

400:1. Taylor-Nicole Overton (Vero Beach) 52.84, 2. Lenee Barbary (Flanagan) 53.87, 3. Zyaire Thomas (Fletcher) 54.62, 4. Layla Williams (Horizon) 55.00, 5. Jada Hawkins (Spruce Creek) 56.10, 6. Keira Long (Tampa Bay Tech) 56.28, 7. Vanessa Lowery (Seminole) 56.47, 8. Milica Gobec (Creekside) 56.64,17. Devin Kennedy (Bayside) 59.41

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iPhone owners could get up to $95 from a new Apple settlement

Apple agreed to a $250 million settlement. Here's how you could get some of your money back. 01:33

iPhone owners could receive up to $95 under a proposed $250 million settlement resolving claims that Apple misled customers about Siri's artificial intelligence features, according to a recent court filing.

The class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Northern District of California on behalf of U.S. consumers, claims that Apple deceived customers by marketing "Enhanced Siri features" that did not yet exist, leading them to buy iPhones based on false advertising.

The plaintiffs are seeking a $250 million settlement payment, according to a recent court filing. If approved by a judge, it could rank among the largest settlements involving Apple.

"Apple has reached a settlement to resolve claims related to the availability of two additional features," an Apple spokesperson said in an email to CBS News. "We resolved this matter to stay focused on doing what we do best, delivering the most innovative products and services to our users."

Clarkson Law Firm, a public interest law firm that filed the original lawsuit against Apple, said in a statement on Wednesday that the settlement would provide "timely relief to tens of millions of consumers nationwide."

Here's what to know about the recent settlement.

Am I eligible?

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The settlement covers people who purchased an iPhone 16 model, iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025.

Approximately 37 million iPhone owners are eligible, according to the court filing.

Customers will be notified by either email or mail if they can file a claim. An online social media campaign will also provide information about the settlement website and who is eligible, according to the court filing.

How much money could I get?

Eligible customers will initially receive $25 per device. Depending on how many claims are submitted and other determining factors, the final payment may increase or decrease, but it will not exceed $95 per device, according to the court filing

How do I file a claim?

Claim filing details are not released yet. Clarkson Law Firm said on itswebsitethat a settlement website with more details will be available in "a few weeks."

According to the court filing, the website "will include all necessary information to learn about the settlement" and a number consumers can call with questions.

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